Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-16
no FURTHER LIGHT.

Mr. Julius Sands, OF New York, In Tovu
TO Settle the Sands . Boyee Partner.
ship, Can Throw No Light ON Hi
Brothers, Suicide.
Messrs. Julius and Morris Sands. brothers
of the late Abram Sands, arrived in town
yesterday, the first named from New York.
In the evening q representative Of TIE
MINER called upon him at the residence Of
Mr.. Burnheim. corner Granite and Mon.
taua. and was cordially received. After
some performances, Mr.. Julius Sands was
asked:
Did the letter you received from your
deceased brother throw any light upon the
| cause Of his suicide?"
mot the slightest" was Mr.. Sands
reply. ut was purely a basiness letter
and gave no more hint OF what he contem
plated than q sheet of blank paper"
''Then the cause OF his death is as much
. mystery as ever?"
"Just as much. He had everything to
live for and had less cause to commit
suicide than any man who ever lived-if he
did commit suicide"
"uys udo any pIOO0OS1Cy Oi0ny "uA
der theory been advanced since?"
Mr.. Sands shrugged his shoulders with
the most expressive gesture of giving it
'You saw the interview in THE MINER
with DR.. Dennison accounting for his death
from physical complications affecting his
brain?"
Eyes. 1t may be correct, and is at least
plausible. He was a sufferer from infamma-
ton of the bowels for two years. and had
a very severe attack last year in the be-
ginning of July when l came West to go
with him on q visit to the ranch. He was
Frustrated by it then and Ihad to 60 alone.
Then he had an attack last winter, and DR..
Dennison had given him pills to
take when he felt the attaak coming on.
and he may have taken an overdose OF
these and the brandy together which upset
his mind. There was no possible cause for
it in his circumstances. He was a devoted
husband and father and he idolized his
business. Why. sir, that brewery he owned
in Denver was his pride. He had built it
up from the verge of bankruptcy until it
was one of the largest in the West. They
do a business of 4 5000 barrels a year.
They put in a cooling machine and improve
business is valued at over 100000.
AANAS "a
cattle losses. Mr.. Sands?"
'Stuff and nonsense. They were not
more than 20 per cent. and much less than
this of any other range.
''Then the financial standing of the firm
was unimpaired?
"You can say hat anyone who has any
thing owing them by the firm can get a
check for all he is owed"
There were rumors that the firm OF
Sands & Boyce here run behind-and were
going to sell out to the Bonner Mercantile
Not the least foundation for it, sir. !
only wish all my friends were as financially
sound as my brother was. The arrange
ment he made nth Mr.. Boyce l do not
know-I only arrived to-day. But it did
not involve the question OF the Bonner
Company or any other"
Are you here to carry out the arrange
ment of your brother, Mr.. Sands?"
II do not know what that arrangement
was. Ny brother made it subject to my
l am here to close out the bust
ness. Whether by disposal Of our interest
to Mr.. Boyce or anyone else, l am not pre-
pared to state. That remains to be con-
If Mr.. Council or anyone else
wishes to tuy our interest,", it is for them
to state. It is a different matter o
out q partnership estate, and set
Ting a deal by a partner as my brother was
prepared to do when he was here. l will
in town until this matter is settled and
then you can know the result"